Amanda Faye Lacson, MA, is a graduate of Goddard College’s Transformative Language Arts concentration, which examines how language can be used for social and personal transformation. Her thesis, Unveiling Aphrodite: Examining the Mythology of Romantic Love analyzed mythologies on romantic love and how the stories influenced Amanda’s experience with intimacy, family, and identity. Recently, Lacson’s writing has explored how food can create intimate and family relationship. Through their family archive business, she and her husband are dedicated to helping families give meaning to their life experiences, through storytelling, oral history, and photography. Visit her website for more information. [Creative non-fiction]